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Rainer Rauramaa publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rainer Rauramaa sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 404 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Rainer Rauramaa D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rainer Rauramaa sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rainer Rauramaa is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland. Their research spans fields such as Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's work covers main topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Birth, Development, and Health, Nutritional Studies and Diet, and Cognitive Abilities and Testing.

Rainer Rauramaa has contributed publications to several prominent venues. The most frequent publication platforms include Nature Genetics, Molecular Psychiatry, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, and Atherosclerosis.

Recent papers by Rauramaa include:

  • Discovery of rare variants associated with blood pressure regulation through meta-analysis of 1.3 million individuals, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Sex-dimorphic genetic effects and novel loci for fasting glucose and insulin variability, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide association study and functional characterization identifies candidate genes for insulin-stimulated glucose uptake, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Exercise, diet, and cognition in a 4-year randomized controlled trial: Dose-Responses to Exercise Training (DR's EXTRA), 2021, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Gene-educational attainment interactions in a multi-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis identify novel blood pressure loci, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rauramaa are:

  • Pirjo Komulainen
  • Ilja M. Nolte
  • Xiuqing Guo
  • Sarah E. Harris
  • Stefan Weiß

Best Publications

  • A 2 year multidomain intervention of diet, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk monitoring versus control to prevent cognitive decline in at-risk elderly people (FINGER): a randomised controlled trial

    Tiia Ngandu;Tiia Ngandu;Jenni Lehtisalo;Alina Solomon;Alina Solomon;Esko Levälahti

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Leisure-time physical activity levels and risk of coronary heart disease and death. The Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial.

    Arthur S Leon;John E Connett;David R Jacobs;Rainer Rauramaa;Rainer Rauramaa

  • Relation of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness to the risk of acute myocardial infarction in men

    Timo A. Lakka;Juha M. Venalainen;Rainer Rauramaa;Riitta Salonen

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Low levels of leisure-time physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness predict development of the metabolic syndrome.

    David E. Laaksonen;Hanna-Maaria Lakka;Jukka T. Salonen;Leo K. Niskanen

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Sex hormones, inflammation and the metabolic syndrome: a population-based study.

    David E. Laaksonen;Leo Niskanen;Kari Punnonen;Kristiina Nyyssönen

  • Sedentary lifestyle, poor cardiorespiratory fitness, and the metabolic syndrome.

    Timo A. Lakka;David E. Laaksonen;Hanna Maaria Lakka;Niko Männikkö

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Timo A. Lakka
Timo A. Lakka University of Eastern Finland
Paul W. Franks
Paul W. Franks Lund University
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Claudia Langenberg
Claudia Langenberg Queen Mary University of London
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford

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